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Gena Rowlands

Acting

Gena Rowlands

Born June 19, 1930 · Madison, Wisconsin, USA · Died August 14, 2024

Biography

Virginia Cathryn "Gena" Rowlands (June 19, 1930 – August 14, 2024) was an American actress. A four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner, she is known for her collaborations with her late actor-director husband John Cassavetes in ten films, including A Woman Under the Influence (1974) and Gloria (1980), which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for Opening Night (1977).

Known for

The Notebook

7.9 TMDB

The Notebook

Older Allie

NCIS

7.6 TMDB

NCIS

Joann Fielding

The Skeleton Key

6.6 TMDB

The Skeleton Key

Violet Devereaux

All About My Mother

IMDb7.8

All About My Mother

In Memory Of

Taking Lives

6.4 TMDB

Taking Lives

Mrs. Rebecca Asher

Monk

7.9 TMDB

Monk

Marge Johnson

Night on Earth

7.5 TMDB

Night on Earth

Victoria Snelling

Columbo

8.1 TMDB

Columbo

Elizabeth Van Wick

Paris Je T'aime

6.8 TMDB

Paris Je T'aime

Gena (Quartier Latin), Writer

A Woman Under the Influence

IMDb8.0

A Woman Under the Influence

Mabel Longhetti

Paulie

7.1 TMDB

Paulie

Ivy

Hope Floats

6.5 TMDB

Hope Floats

Ramona Calvert

Bonanza

7.5 TMDB

Bonanza

Ragan Miller

Numb3rs

7.0 TMDB

Numb3rs

Erika Hellman

The Mighty

7.2 TMDB

The Mighty

Gram

Another Woman

6.8 TMDB

Another Woman

Marion

Gloria

6.9 TMDB

Gloria

Gloria Swenson

Shadows

6.9 TMDB

Shadows

Woman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)

Opening Night

7.6 TMDB

Opening Night

Myrtle Gordon

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8 TMDB

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Lucille Jones

Filmography

  1. 2019Gena Rowlands: A Life on FilmSelfMovie
  2. 2019Peter Falk versus ColumboSelf (archive footage)Movie
  3. 2017Bette Davis: Larger Than LifeSelfMovie
  4. 2017Unfortunate CircumstancesDr. CohenMovie
  5. 2014Six Dance Lessons in Six WeeksLily HarrisonMovie
  6. 2014YellowMimiMovie
  7. 2014Parts Per BillionEstherMovie
  8. 2011OliveTess M PowellMovie
  9. 2011FacesJeannie Rapp (archive footage)Movie
  10. 2007Cannes: All AccessSelfMovie
  11. 2007Broken EnglishVivien Wilder-MannMovie
  12. 2007What If God Were the Sun?Melissa EisenbloomMovie
  13. 2006Paris Je T'aimeGena (Quartier Latin), WriterMovie
  14. 2006Edge of OutsideSelfMovie
  15. 2006Stardust: The Bette Davis StorySelfMovie
  16. 2005The Skeleton KeyViolet DevereauxMovie
  17. 2005Numb3rsErika HellmanSeries
  18. 2004The NotebookOlder AllieMovie
  19. 2004The Incredible Mrs. RitchieMrs. Evelyn RitchieMovie
  20. 2004Taking LivesMrs. Rebecca AsherMovie
  21. 2003NCISJoann FieldingSeries
  22. 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were ThereSelfMovie
  23. 2002Charms for the Easy LifeCharlie KateMovie
  24. 2002MonkMarge JohnsonSeries
  25. 2002Heart of the FestivalSelf (archive footage)Movie
  26. 2002Hysterical BlindnessVirginia MillerMovie
  27. 2001Wild IrisMinnie BrinnMovie
  28. 2000A Constant ForgeSelfMovie
  29. 2000Light Keeps Me CompanySelfMovie
  30. 2000The Color of Love: Jacey's StoryGeorgia PorterMovie
  31. 1999The WeekendLaura PontiMovie
  32. 1999All About My MotherIn Memory OfMovie
  33. 1998Playing by HeartHannahMovie
  34. 1998Grace & GlorieGrace StilesMovie
  35. 1998The MightyGramMovie
  36. 1998Hope FloatsRamona CalvertMovie
  37. 19981001 NightsNarrator (voice)Movie
  38. 1998PaulieIvyMovie
  39. 1998Best Friends for LifeMrs. Harriet CahillMovie
  40. 1997She's So LovelyMiss GreenMovie
  41. 1997The ViewSelfSeries
  42. 1996Unhook the StarsMildredMovie
  43. 1996E! True Hollywood StorySelfSeries
  44. 1996John Cassavetes: To Risk Everything to Express It AllSelfMovie
  45. 1995The Neon BibleMae MorganMovie
  46. 1995Something to Talk AboutGeorgia KingMovie
  47. 1994Parallel LivesFrancie PomerantzMovie
  48. 1993Anything for JohnSelfMovie
  49. 1993Silent CriesPeggy SutherlandMovie
  50. 1992Crazy in LoveHonora SwiftMovie
  51. 1991Face of a StrangerPat FosterMovie
  52. 1991Night on EarthVictoria SnellingMovie
  53. 1991Ted & VenusMrs. TurnerMovie
  54. 1991Once AroundMarilyn BellaMovie
  55. 1990Hollywood MavericksSelf (archive footage)Movie
  56. 1990MontanaBess GuthrieMovie
  57. 1988Another WomanMarionMovie
  58. 1987The Betty Ford StoryBetty FordMovie
  59. 1987Light of DayJanette RasnickMovie
  60. 1985An Early FrostKatherine PiersonMovie
  61. 1985Nederland CSelf - Interviewed actressMovie
  62. 1984I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes — The Man and His WorkSelfMovie
  63. 1984Love StreamsSarah LawsonMovie
  64. 1983RapunzelThe WitchMovie
  65. 1983Thursday's ChildVictoria AldenMovie
  66. 1982Faerie Tale TheatreWitchSeries
  67. 1982TempestAntoniaMovie
  68. 1980GloriaGloria SwensonMovie
  69. 1979Strangers: The Story of a Mother and DaughterAbigail MasonMovie
  70. 1978The Brink's JobMary PinoMovie
  71. 1978A Question of LoveLinda Ray GuettnerMovie
  72. 1977Opening NightMyrtle GordonMovie
  73. 1976Two-Minute WarningJanetMovie
  74. 1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelfSeries
  75. 1974A Woman Under the InfluenceMabel LonghettiMovie
  76. 1972Ghost StoryKate LucasSeries
  77. 1971Minnie and MoskowitzMinnie MooreMovie
  78. 1971Film '72SelfSeries
  79. 1971ColumboElizabeth Van WickSeries
  80. 1970HusbandsParty GuestMovie
  81. 1969Medical CenterKaren Coberly, Frances DelaneySeries
  82. 1969Marcus Welby, M.D.Lorraine DenbySeries
  83. 1969Machine Gun McCainRosemary ScottMovie
  84. 1968FacesJeannie RappMovie
  85. 1968Nick QuarryMovie
  86. 1967Tony RomeRita KostermanMovie
  87. 1967Garrison's GorillasDuchessSeries
  88. 1966The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.Baroness Ingrid BlangsteadSeries
  89. 1965Run for Your LifeCharlotte HydeSeries
  90. 1964Peyton PlaceAdrienne Van LeydenSeries
  91. 1963Kraft Suspense TheatreJanet Cord, Lois BaxterSeries
  92. 1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreJuneSeries
  93. 1963Burke's LawPaullette Shane, Mitzi CarlisleSeries
  94. 1963A Child Is WaitingSophie WiddicombeMovie
  95. 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfSeries
  96. 1962The Alfred Hitchcock HourHelen Martin, Louise Henderson, Diana JustinSeries
  97. 1962The VirginianSavannahSeries
  98. 1962The Lloyd Bridges ShowLeslie KaufmanSeries
  99. 1962The Spiral RoadElsMovie
  100. 1962Lonely are the BraveJerry BondiMovie
  101. 1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelfSeries
  102. 1961Target: The Corruptors!Marian PraisewaterSeries
  103. 1961Dr. KildareHelen ScottSeries
  104. 196187th PrecinctTeddy CarellaSeries
  105. 1960ShadowsWoman in Nightclub Audience (uncredited)Movie
  106. 1960The IslandersPepper MintSeries
  107. 1959Adventures in ParadiseDr. Abigail BrentSeries
  108. 1959LaramieLaurel DeWaltSeries
  109. 1959RiverboatRose TraynorSeries
  110. 1959BonanzaRagan MillerSeries
  111. 1959Johnny StaccatoNina Van NessSeries
  112. 195877 Sunset StripBarbara AdamsSeries
  113. 1958The High Cost of LovingGinny FryMovie
  114. 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsLucille JonesSeries
  115. 1953General Electric TheaterDorothy DickensonSeries
  116. 1951Hallmark Hall of FameVictoria Alden, GraceSeries
  117. 1950Robert Montgomery PresentsMyrtle WilsonSeries
  118. 1948Studio OneBettySeries
  119. 1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelfSeries
  120. 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee, Self - PresenterSeries